OUR STORY
Camden Public Library Launch exhibit, Valentine’s Day 2019
Our founder, Patrisha McLean, launched Finding Our Voices on Valentine’s Day 2019 as a multi-media exhibit in her hometown public library in Camden, three years after her husband of 29 years was convicted of domestic abuse. The exhibit featured photo portraits of 14 Maine survivors of domestic abuse as well as corresponding audio recordings of them relating their experiences, and documentation including customized Power and Control wheels.
Joining her in breaking their silence included her hairdresser Kate; Bekah, the daughter of Patrisha’s best friend; Patrisha’s architect neighbor Meg who designed the library addition in which the exhibit was held; and Mel, owner of the natural food store that Patrisha had frequented for decades. Christine had been framing Patrisha’s photos for the exhibit when she shared that she too was terrorized by multiple boyfriends, just in time to frame her own photograph for the exhibit.
The Finding Our Voices exhibit toured Maine throughout 2019 featuring 25 Maine Survivors by the time it landed for four months at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta.
POSTER CAMPAIGN
Lilly Desroberts and Mary Lou Smith at 21 and 85 the youngest and oldest Finding Our Voices poster stars. Lilly is a pre-dental student and class president at UNE Biddeford
Nicole putting up one of our 15 posters now shining a light on domestic abuse and survivors in downtown Gardiner.